Can Melatonin Improve the Osteopenia of Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women? A Meta-Analysis by Tingting Bao, Liuting Zeng, Kailin Yang, Yuehua Li, Fengying Ren, Yulong Zhang, Ziren Gao

“…To assess the effectiveness and safety of melatonin for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Methods. In this meta-analysis, data from randomized controlled trials were obtained to assess the effects of melatonin versus placebo or western medicine in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with osteopenia. …”
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A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan by Esra Karapınar Kocağ

“…Therefore, this paper questions how and in which way the empowerment of women as a vulnerable group within different segments of Afghan society influence migration intention of households. …”
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Safe use of tocilizumab in pregnant women with Takayasu arteritis: three case studies by Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Nao Konagai, Jun Yoshimatsu, Yoshihiro Nishida, Chizuko Aoki Kamiya, Atsushi Nakanishi, Naoko Iwanaga, Masami Sawada, Aiko Kakigano, Takeshi Kanagawa, Satoshi Eto

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Seroprevalence of HCMV among Pregnant Women and Its relation to CD4 and CRP by Staar Mohammed Qader

“…The highest rates (41.66%) of decreased CD4 percentage were within seropositive pregnant women for both IgG & IgM at same time, while the highest rates (16.66%)of CRP positive were found within HCMV-IgM seropositive group. …”
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Selective Determinants of Low Bone Mineral Mass in Adult Women with Anorexia Nervosa by Andrea Trombetti, Laura Richert, François R. Herrmann, Thierry Chevalley, Jean-Daniel Graf, René Rizzoli

“…We investigated 66 adult women with anorexia nervosa. Lumbar spine and proximal femur bone mineral density was measured by DXA. …”
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Home and outpatient electrostimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review by Suele Moura Oliveira Coelho Caetano, Elma Gomes Pereira, Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Júlia Barros Brito, Clarcson Plácido Conceição dos Santos

“…Low-quality evidence recommends home-based ES in maintaining improvement of urinary symptoms, and moderate-quality evidence indicates no severity of symptoms in the home-based group. Conclusion Home-based ES is shown to be as effective as outpatient ES in the treatment of UI in women. …”
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Advancements in research on transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for alleviating pelvic pain in women by Rong Zhang, Yi Ling Wang, Xin Lei Lu, Shang Wang, Xiao Hong Chang, Hong Lan Zhu

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Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia by Elena Nechaeva, Olga Kharkova, Vitaly Postoev, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Elisabeth Darj, Jon Øyvind Odland

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Women’s experiences of living with adenomyosis and perceptions of the diagnostic journey: a scoping review by Tim J Croudace, Margaret A Taylor, Margot McBride, Fiona E Muir

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Cell-free DNA release following psychosocial and physical stress in women and men by A. S. Limberg, F. Berg, E. Köper, C. Lindgraf, C. Gevers, R. Kumsta, E. M. Hummel, D. A. Moser

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Magnitude and Factors Associated with Precervical Cancer among Screened Women in Southern Ethiopia by Terefu Teka, Mesfin Kote, Gemechu Kejela, Tagel Getachew

“…There are very few research efforts conducted on prevalence and associated factors of specific target group in the region. So, this study tries to show the magnitude on all women screened for precervical cancer and serves as a secondary data for other research. …”
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“I take hot showers so I can practice burning in hell” A corpus analytical study of Tinder female profiles in the UK by Clara Cantos-Delgado, Carmen Maíz-Arévalo

“…The focus of this article is the linguistic choices made by women-seeking-men (WSM) and women-seeking-women (WSW) on Tinder profiles in the UK, which builds on prior corpus-analytical research on dating profiles (Baker 2018; Collins 2019). …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

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Comparison of Cycle Outcomes among Women with Endometrioma or Non-Functional Cysts Versus Control by Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Elif Tozkir, Saadet Unsal, Ahmet Yavuz, Gulden Tunali, Ozgur Uzun, Evrim Bostancı Ergen, Semra Kayatas Eser

“…Women in each group were selected consecutively. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics in Women with Congenital Uterine Anomalies who Gave a Live Birth by Duygu Altın Başkak, Mert Turğal, Sinan Beksaç

“…According to the severity of the CUA, we additionally grouped the sample into two; as minor and major mullerian fusion defect groups (mFD and MFD). …”
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Use of Cesarean Birth among Robson Groups 2 and 4 at Mizan-Tepi University Hospital, Ethiopia by Margo S. Harrison, Tewodros Liyew, Ephrem Kirub, Biruk Teshome, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Margaret Muldrow, Teklemariam Yarinbab

“…Primary cesarean birth rates were high among women who were either nulliparous (Group 2) or multiparous (Group 4) with a single, cephalic, term fetus who were induced, augmented, or underwent cesarean birth before labor in our study cohort. …”
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Limb-Specific Comparison of Flow-Mediated Dilation in Abdominal Obese Pre-menopausal Women by Robert M. Restaino, Matthew A. Barlow

“…In an earlier study, we identified in a group of abdominal obese pre-menopausal woman that during menses, these women had decreased vascular conductance of the brachial artery during dynamic hand-grip exercise. …”
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The Influence of Treated and Untreated Subclinical Hypothyroidism on Metabolic Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Karolina Kowalczyk, Patrycja Radosz, Kamil Barański, Dagmara Pluta, Dariusz Kowalczyk, Grzegorz Franik, Paweł Madej

“…They were divided into three groups: 38 women with PCOS and subclinical hypothyroidism, 76 women with PCOS and SCH under thyroid replacement therapy, and 76 women with PCOS and normal thyroid function (control group). …”
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Experiences and outcomes of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller women in pregnancy: a scoping review protocol by Mary Higgins, Maggie O’Brien, Brendan Dempsey

“…There is a gap in the literature surrounding the experiences and outcomes of pregnant women within this group. A scoping review was chosen as the appropriate methodology to identify what is known about the experiences and outcomes of pregnant women in these communities.Methods and Analysis The Levac et al guideline on conducting a scoping review will be followed. …”
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Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis by Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Leyla Sedighipour, Safura Pournajaf, Reza Vahab Kashani, Shahram Sadeghi

“…The patients were assigned to two groups: (1) control group who received 4-week home-based daily exercise program including weight bearing, back strengthening, and balance exercises and (2) intervention group (WKO) who performed aforementioned exercises and wore WKO for one hour twice a day. …”
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